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Collective Bargaining
 There are two kinds of AAUP chapters: some engage in collective
bargaining, others are advocacy chapters. The
University of Massachusetts, University of Cincinnati, and Rutgers University
are examples of effective AAUP collective bargaining chapters. At Rutgers the
collective bargaining relationship has yielded faculty salaries that exceed UW
salaries by an average of $18,000 at the full professor level and $14,000 at the
Associate Professor level. AAUP at Rutgers has also been successful in bargaining an
attractive sabbatical policy, improved salaries and work rights for lecturers
and instructors, and improved family leave, affirmative action, and dispute
resolution policies. One of the keys to AAUP Rutgers' success is its very
powerful lobbying capacity, made possible because of the dues members pay. More
about how collective bargaining works at Rutgers.
Here is information about collective bargaining from AAUP national office.
UW-AAUP has been an
advocacy chapter, working primarily to strengthen the framework of shared
governance. But the chapter had long sought to change Washington state law to
make collective bargaining an option at the University of Washington.
Bulletin April 4, 2002: In an historic move that
climaxes a 30 year campaign, Governor Locke today signed SHB 2403 giving
faculty at the state's 4-year colleges and universities the right to
unionize and engage in collective bargaining. VICTORY comes after three decades of work by AAUP and the Faculty
Senate and there are many people who deserve our thanks and gratitude. More
Below are statements and materials relating to the pros and cons
of collective bargaining, the history of the campaign for collective bargaining legislation for faculty,
and UW-AAUP's support for the Graduate
Student Employee Action Coalition (GSEAC/UAW) campaign for TA collective
bargaining:
Collective Bargaining: Questions and Answers
Some Pros and Cons to
Faculty Collective Bargaining, by Sarah Ryan (Evergreen College)
Q&A: the new collective
bargaining law, by Sarah Ryan
United Faculty of Washington State
(represents faculty on Eastern, Central, and Western Washington University
campuses)
Collective Bargaining Legislation Campaign:
History
UW
Collective Bargaining in the 1970s--Close but no cigar
Collective Bargaining Legislation Campaign
2001- 2002
Faculty
Collective Bargaining Bill Introduced
Q&A
on Collective Bargaining Bill HB 2403/ SB 6440
Why
UW Faculty Support HB 2403/SB 6440
James
Gregory testimony before House Committee on Commerce and Labor 1/21/02
Op
Ed Tacoma News Tribune by Michael Honey 2/05/02
Yes! Gov. Locke fixes and signs Faculty
CB bill 4/4/02
Governor Locke's Partial Veto Message for
Collective Bargaining Law 4/4/02
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